The stopped clock of The Belfast Telegraph seems to indicate the
time
Of the explosion - or was that last week's? Difficult to keep
track:
Everything's a bit askew, like the twisted pickets of the
security gate, the wreaths,
That approximate the spot where I'm told the night patrol
went through.

LE

Are time/pressure curves and charge size and composition all carefully calculated out and experimented with for APFSDS rounds, or can you just stuff in any old round that fits into the gun and not cause problems with wear, accuracy, and other issues?

Given how much rifle target shooters obsess over finding just the right projectile weight and powder type and charge for their rifles, I'm a little surprised if this isn't an issue for tank guns as well.

LE

Are time/pressure curves and charge size and composition all carefully calculated out and experimented with for APFSDS rounds, or can you just stuff in any old round that fits into the gun and not cause problems with wear, accuracy, and other issues?

Given how much rifle target shooters obsess over finding just the right projectile weight and powder type and charge for their rifles, I'm a little surprised if this isn't an issue for tank guns as well.

I thought that as soon as I posted. Realistically, though, at risk of making myself look very silly, a tank gun's breech is rather sturdier than a rifle's. At the risk of looking very, very silly (nothing new there...), is it not just a case of calibrating the sighting system to account for the US round?

LE

I thought that as soon as I posted. Realistically, though, at risk of making myself look very silly, a tank gun's breech is rather sturdier than a rifle's. At the risk of looking very, very silly (nothing new there...), is it not just a case of calibrating the sighting system to account for the US round?

If it uses DM63 it’s likely to be part of the whole RM package so I imagine the US round is only an option. RM say the ergonomics are surprisingly good and they still managed to fit in the map of the Moscow ring road without which no German tank turret is complete.

The stopped clock of The Belfast Telegraph seems to indicate the
time
Of the explosion - or was that last week's? Difficult to keep
track:
Everything's a bit askew, like the twisted pickets of the
security gate, the wreaths,
That approximate the spot where I'm told the night patrol
went through.

LE

If it uses DM63 it’s likely to be part of the whole RM package so I imagine the US round is only an option. RM say the ergonomics are surprisingly good and they still managed to fit in the map of the Moscow ring road without which no German tank turret is complete.

LE

If it uses DM63 it’s likely to be part of the whole RM package so I imagine the US round is only an option. RM say the ergonomics are surprisingly good and they still managed to fit in the map of the Moscow ring road without which no German tank turret is complete.

LE

The stopped clock of The Belfast Telegraph seems to indicate the
time
Of the explosion - or was that last week's? Difficult to keep
track:
Everything's a bit askew, like the twisted pickets of the
security gate, the wreaths,
That approximate the spot where I'm told the night patrol
went through.

LE

The stopped clock of The Belfast Telegraph seems to indicate the
time
Of the explosion - or was that last week's? Difficult to keep
track:
Everything's a bit askew, like the twisted pickets of the
security gate, the wreaths,
That approximate the spot where I'm told the night patrol
went through.